The Chips Are Down: National Security, Trade, and the Fight Over AI’s Chokepoint
For years the U.S. has restricted exports of the most advanced AI chips. The goal is simple: keep the computing power behind frontier AI away from strategic rivals. It is one of the most consequential policies in modern trade law, and people still argue about whether it works. As an export lawyer, I see two […]
Dual-Use Items: Classification Under India’s Export Control Regime
In India, if you are exporting items for civilian or commercial use, you may be subject to export controls if the item has dual-use applications. A dual-use item is any hardware, software, or technology with both civilian uses and potential terrorism, military, or weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-related applications. Such items are listed in India’s […]